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区別 (くべつ): distinction, differentiation, classification — Japanese vocabulary

区別 is read くべつ and means "distinction, differentiation, classification". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

区別

Reading
くべつ · kubetsu
Translation
distinction, differentiation, classification
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
くべつが

Example

私は彼女と妹を区別できなかった。

わたしはかのじょといもうとをくべつできなかった。

I couldn't tell her from her sister.

Kanji in this word

  • 区 — ward, district
  • 別 — separate, different

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